LANGSTONE INFANT ACADEMY Be Excellent Everywhere School Information 2018 – 2019 Contents Welcome 3 School Details and Staff 4 Governing Body 5 Mission Rationale 5 Mission Statement 5 Ofsted Report 6 Numbers on Roll 7 Admission of Pupils 7 Class sizes 7 Transport to/from school 8 Safety to/from school 8 Entry into Reception Year 9 Getting to know the school 9 Organisation of our school day 10 Food and Drink Lunchtimes 11 School Meals 11 Packed Lunches 11 Free Fruit Scheme 11 Water 12 Milk 12 Mid-morning drinks 12 Collective Worship 13 Sex and Relationships/Drug Education 13 SEND 13 School Attendance Regular Attendance 14 School Term & Holidays 14 Absences during term time 14 Medical/Dental Appointments 14 Sickness Absence 14 Pastoral and Welfare Contact Details 15 Medicines 15 Sunscreen 15 First Aid 15 Parental Cooperation 16 School Uniform 16 Safe Guarding Child Protection 17 Photographing and Videoing 17 Health & Safety 17 Dogs 17 Lost Property 17 Valuables/Jewellery 18 School Property 18 Charging Policy 18 Out of Hours Care 20 ParentMail 20 Parents Evenings/Volunteering 20 Teaching Methods 20 Curriculum 21 Promoting British Values 22 Partnership Working 22 Parent Conduct 23 Conclusion 24 2 Dear Parents We are delighted to offer you this booklet as an introduction to Langstone Infant School. We hope you will find it helpful, and suggest that you keep it as a reference and reminder if your child becomes a pupil here. Changes to any details published in the prospectus will be notified via the regular school newsletter/ParentMail/Website/text message. Although every aspect of school life is mentioned in this publication, there is often more information available on request, the after school/breakfast club has its own information sheet. However there maybe something now, or in the future you wish to know more about. Please ask a member of our school staff at any time and we will do our best to help. We look forward to welcoming you and your child into our Langstone learning community. Yours faithfully Miss V Page Headteacher 3 About Langstone Infant Academy Postal Address: Langstone Infant Academy Stride Avenue, Portsmouth, PO3 6HL Telephone Number: 023 9283 2642 Fax: 023 9283 8365 e-mail: [email protected] Website: http://langstoneinfants.co.uk Langstone Infant Academy is maintained by the University of Chichester Academy Trust. It is a day school catering for up to 270 boys and girls from four to seven years. University of Chichester, Upper Bognor Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 1HR Telephone Number: 01243 816 444 e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.unicat.org.uk Staff List Headteacher Miss V Page Deputy Headteacher Mrs M Carter Assistant Headteacher/SENCo Mrs F Marshman Administration Officer Mrs Y Hodgson Finance Manager Miss C Da Costa Caretaker Mr A Somerville Teaching Staff Classroom Support Mrs M Bartlett Mrs B Beggs Miss M Beckwith Mrs N Burrans Mrs E Blakely Mrs J Duncan Miss K Cleeves Mrs N Ellson Mrs C Knapp Mrs S Fitt Mr P McEvoy Mrs E Fitzgibbons Miss A Owen Mrs J Green Miss A Poppleton Mrs J Hodges Mrs C Watson Mrs A Jones Mr C Wells Mrs J Norris Miss H Rose Mrs C Simmonds Mrs E Somerville Miss C Turner Mrs S Webb 4 MEMBERS OF LANGSTONE INFANT SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY Chair of Governors/Parent Governor Mr D Brentnall Vice Chair of Governors/Co-opted Governor Vacant Headteacher Miss V Page Staff Governor Mrs N Ellson Co-opted Governor Mrs M Carter Co-opted Governor Mrs C Williams Co-opted Governor Mrs D Wicks Parent Governor Mrs G Heath Clerk to Governors Mrs J Pateman All Governors can be contacted via the school. They have overall responsibility to ensure that the quality of education provided by Langstone Infant School is as high as possible. In order to do this the Governors are involved in the life of the school in many ways. They visit the school frequently and support the numerous school functions. The Governors meet together at least twice a term to discuss a range of issues. The minutes of these meetings are available on request. Governors’ committees also meet regularly to consider more specific areas of the school such as finance, staffing, health and safety and security, pupils’ welfare and the curriculum. MISSION RATIONALE At Langstone Infant School we will ensure that each child is able to enjoy and experience success and achievement every day. MISSION STATEMENT Be Excellent Everywhere Our school aims to respect the uniqueness and individual needs of its pupils by delivering a broad, balanced, differentiated and relevant curriculum. Each child is considered as a whole person developing skills, concepts and attitudes necessary for the opportunities and experiences of the future. We aim to prepare children to reach their full potential as responsible citizens. 5 Our school values everyone associated with it, irrespective of age, position, race, gender, background or ability. We will aim to motivate, support and inspire personal, spiritual, emotional and educational growth in a safe and secure environment. We aim to unite parents, pupils, governors, staff, Local Authority, Chichester Academy Trust and the local community through agreed school policies, which aim to deliver a quality educational service. OFSTED REPORT We are extremely pleased to announce that following the Ofsted inspection in December 2013 our school has been judged as grade 2 which is “Good”. Ofsted commented: The headteacher, senior leaders, governors and staff have been very successful in building on and improving the practice seen at the previous inspection. They work with determination to give the pupils a good start to their education. Pupils’ progress is good and has accelerated in recent years. Pupils now leave the school with above average attainment in reading and mathematics. They make excellent progress in learning to read. The quality of teaching is good overall. Lessons are enjoyable and well matched to pupils’ needs. Pupils have a wide range of stimulating learning opportunities and there is good provision for pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. Pupils’ behavior and attitudes to learning are good and pupils say that they feel very safe in school. They work and play well together. The headteacher provides strong leadership and has made many improvements since her appointment. Checks of teaching made by senior leaders are rigorous and supportive and teachers are provided with good opportunities for their professional development. The full OFSTED report is available at: www.ofsted.gov.uk 6 ABOUT OUR SCHOOL Langstone Infant Academy is a school for children aged from 4 years to 7 years. The number of pupils on roll in the year 2017/2018 was 257. From September 2018 the Reception Year will be 90. ADMISSION OF PUPILS Admission forms for all Portsmouth Schools are issued by the Local Authority. These should be completed and returned to the Portsmouth Admissions Team at the Civic Offices or handed in to the Reception at Langstone Infants. Parents considering applying for a place at Langstone Infant Academy are invited to contact the school to make an appointment to meet the Headteacher and school staff and to walk around the school. Information and application forms for transfer to Junior School are distributed to all Year 2 families by the Local Authority in the Autumn term. Children can be accepted during the school year if there is a place available. The school’s full Admissions Policy is available on request. Class Sizes The Governors are committed to a staff pupil ratio, which offers children the maximum benefits from their learning experiences and in line with DfE requirements no classes have more than 30 children. 7 TRANSPORT TO/FROM SCHOOL Parents are responsible for their child’s attendance at school, whether or not transport is provided. Information on the Home to School Transport Policy will be published in Portsmouth City Council’s Admission booklet. SAFETY TO AND FROM SCHOOL School Car Park The school car park is for staff and visitors only. We ask that parents park considerately in the area around the school and not in the carpark. Please see further advice and guidance from Portsmouth City council below. Keep zigzag markings clear If you do use a car for the school run, please park considerately and safely outside schools, avoiding areas with zigzag markings (see below). Drop off zones are for just that: picking up or dropping off pupils, not for parking. Measures like these all help to make roads around schools safer for everyone, particularly children whose awareness and level of road sense is still developing. The council paints zigzag 'no stopping' lines outside school entrances to provide a clear space for children to cross where they can see traffic and traffic can see them, without parked vehicles blocking their view. Parking on zigzag lines forces children to cross between parked cars. Crossing from behind parked cars is the most common contributory factor in child pedestrian casualties. For this reason, community wardens, police community support officers, traffic wardens and the police themselves are all involved in a city-wide initiative to tackle the dangerous practice of parking over zigzag lines. Civil enforcement officers, or traffic wardens, can issue on the spot fines if they find anyone waiting or parking on school zigzag markings, as this is forbidden by law. Park considerately near schools Parking or waiting near schools in front of dropped kerbs and driveways, or parking on the pavement all cause problems for local residents, pedestrians and cyclists: parking in front of dropped kerbs blocks cycle paths and the crossing points for people with pushchairs and mobility issues stopping in front of someone's driveway encourages others to do the same.